Straw-burning stove



. (No Model.) I j 'C. W. BARZEE. STRA'W BURNING STOVE.

7 No. 553,148. Patented Jan. 14, 1896.

Zar lzz Wlia/r ea UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLIE W. BARZEE, OF VVASOO, OREGON.

STRAW-BURNING STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,148, dated January14, 1896.

Application filed January 25, 1895. Serial No. 536,268. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLIE W. BARZEE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at VVasco, in the county of Sherman and State of Oregon,have invented a new and useful Straw-Burning Stove, of which thefollowing is a specifi cation.

My invention relates to straw-burning stoves, and the object in view isto provide a simple construction of stove which may be fired from theexterior of the room in which the stove is arranged, as from a shedcontaining the fuel; to obviate the necessity of removing the stove fromthe room and avoid the litter occasioned bybringing the fuel into theroom; to provide means whereby the burning fuel may be dropped from thefire-box into the ash-box when it is desired to recharge the stove,whereby the incandescent fuel in ash-box preserves the temperatureof theroom during the refiring operation, and to provide improved draftappliances for regulating the fire.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description,and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a stove constructed inaccordance with my in-- vention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thesame. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates an upper cylinder arranged in a horizontal position, and 2a lower cylinder disposed parallel with the upper cylinder, thecontiguous sides of said cylinders being broken into each other to forman intervening space for the reception of the grate 3. The uppercylinder constitutes the fire-box, with one end of which communicates asmoke-pipe 4 by means of a drum 5, which is arranged vertically in thecylinder, with its lower end adjacent to the bottom or floor thereof.This drum is provided in its rear side with one or more openings 6 toallow the smoke to escape and prevent the straw or hay from closing theoutlet. In rear of this drum is arranged a cross-sectionallysemicircular flue 7, provided with perforations and communicating at 1tslower end with the ash-box, which is formed by the lower cylinder, for apurpose hereinafter explained.

Communicating with the front end of the fire-box is a funnel 8, throughwhich the fuel is adapted to be introduced, the outer end of said funnelbeing preferably located outside of the apartment in which the stove islocated to provide for firing the stove from a shed or room containingthe fuel.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a partition 9 to represent the side wall of aroom in which the stove is located, and it will be seen that the lowercylinder also projects through the partition, whereby the ashes may beremoved from the stove without the necessity of carrying the samethrough the room.

The grate 3 is mounted at its side edges in guides 11, and to the grateis attached a gratebar 12, which projects through an opening 13 in theend of the lower cylinder and terminates in a handle 15. By means ofthis bar the grate may be drawn from beneath the fire-box to depositincandescent fuel in the ash-box when it is desired to refire the stovewithout allowing the heat to diminish. In order that-the ashes containedin the ash-box may be removed before the burning fuel is dropped fromthe fire-box, I employ a scraper 16, which is pivotally mounted upon oneend of the grate and to which is attached one end of an operating-rod17,said rod being arranged parallel with the grate-bar and terminatingin a handle 18 adjacent to the handle of the grate-bar, whereby theoperator may manipulate both the grate and the scraper at the same time.Thus, when it is desired to drop the fuel from the fire-box into theash-box, the operating-rod of the scraper is re-pressed to throw thescraper into a vertical position, and while held in this position, thegrate is drawn horizontally from beneath the fire-box. This drops thefuel without disturbing the same to such an extent as to interfere withthe burning thereof, and draft for maintaining the combustion issupplied by means of the perforated flue, which communicates at itslower end with the ash-box. After the fire has been dropped into theash-box the operating-rod is moved to throw the scraper into ahorizontal position, after which the grate is returned to its place andthe fuel for the new fire is introduced through the funnel. By-this construction and arrangement of parts it will be seen that a continuousfire may be maintained, and refiring may be accomplished When necessarywithout loss of time or inconvenience, such as that experienced when itis necessary to remove the stove from the building or room, and thus aneven temperature may be maintained.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to Without departing from the prin-' cipleor sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

The top of the upper cylinder is flattened, as shown at 19, to providefor supporting vessels or irons to be heated, thus adapting the stovefor culinary purposes, and a cap or stop 20 is inserted to prevent firefrom feeding outward therethrough.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination of a fire-box, a subjacent ashboX, a gratemounted to slide between the firebox and ash-box,a scraper carried bythe grate and adapted to operate in the ash-box, and means for operatingsaid grate and scraper, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a cylindrical firebox, a subjacent cylindricalash-box, a grate mounted in guides between the fire-box and the ash-boxand provided with a grate-bar projecting beyond one end of the ash-box,a scraper pivotally mounted upon the grate, and an operating rodconnected to the scraper and extending parallel with the grate-bar,substantially as specified.

3. The combination of a cylindrical fire-box, a drum arranged verticallynear one end of the fire-box and communicating With a sm okeflue, saiddrum being provided in its rear side 'with perforations, a perforatedflue arranged CHARLIE W. BARZEE. lVitnesses:

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